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Fred Gwynne


Born
in New York, NY, The United States
July 10, 1926

Died
July 02, 1993

Genre
Children's Books


Fred Gwynne was a well-known actor in addition to being a renowned children's author. Best known as Herman Munster from the sitcom The Munsters, Gwynne's books such as The King Who Rained and A Chocolate Moose for Dinner employed clever homonym wordplay for lighthearted humor that have delighted children for generations. Altogether, Gwynne published nine books over a long career. ...more

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Average rating: 4.21 · 2,030 ratings · 327 reviews · 22 distinct works • Similar authors
The King Who Rained
4.28 avg rating — 846 ratings — published 1970 — 25 editions
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A Chocolate Moose for Dinner
4.18 avg rating — 667 ratings — published 1976 — 26 editions
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A Little Pigeon Toad
4.21 avg rating — 170 ratings — published 1988 — 7 editions
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The Sixteen Hand Horse
4.16 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions
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Pondlarker
4.10 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1990 — 6 editions
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Easy To See Why
4.11 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1958 — 4 editions
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The Story of Ick
4.18 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1971 — 2 editions
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Ick's ABC
4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions
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What's Nude?
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4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions
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Best in Show
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1958 — 2 editions
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Series by Fred Gwynne

The King Who Rained A Chocolate Moose for Dinner The Sixteen Hand Horse A Little Pigeon Toad
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